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  • Darla and Bob are always looking for news about Katy Texas and the surrounding areas. Please e-mail us at darla.dever@garygreene.com or robert.gilbert@garygreene.com with any news you may feel needs a forum!

July 2011 - Posts

Functions of a Title Company in Katy Texas and all of Texas
Functions of a Title Company in Katy Texas and all of Texas I was recently interviewed by a potential client who is not sure yet if she wants to sell her home and move to Katy Texas . She bought her existing home several years ago and has several questions Read More...
Discover What the University Houston at Cinco Ranch has to Offer
Discover What the University Houston at Cinco Ranch has to Offer The University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch in Katy, Texas is holding an open house Wednesday July 27, from 5 PM till 7 PM. Come to the open house so you can speak directly with advisers Read More...
Preplan for Katy Schools Starting with Free Immunizations
Preplan for Katy Schools Starting with Free Immunizations as children from ages 2 through 18 qualify. The Beer Creek Community Center located at 3055 Bear Creek Drive Houston, Texas 77084 will offer free immunizations to children ages as shown above on Read More...
American Legion in Katy, Texas Hosts " Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social"
American Legion in Katy, Texas Hosts " Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social" on Wednesday July 27, 2011 at the Katy Elks Lodge 2628 located at 1050 Katy-Fort Bend Road Katy, Texas. The American Legion is the largest Veterans organization in the world. Read More...
Propane Gas Grill Warning in Katy Texas and other Warm Climate Areas
opane Gas Grill Warning in Katy Texas and other Warm Climate Areas . As most folks do in Katy, Texas and through out the great state of Texas we grill a lot on our propane gas grill . Some folks in Texas like other methods of grilling than propane but Read More...
Our Mom's were Correct as Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day
Our Mom's were Correct as Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day - There is a mountain of research to back up the title of this blog. If you are a doubter check Men’s Health for articles about breakfast . This is my version of a breakfast Read More...
Updated test of Google Chrome Browser and Google Documents
Updated test of Google Chrome Browser and Google Documents - I wrote a blog back in June titled “ New Test of Google Docs and Google Chrome with Active Rain ” and I was all excited as I found that Google Chrome and writing your blog with Google Read More...
Railroad Tracks are not Meant for Cars to Stop on
Railroad Tracks are not Meant for Cars to Stop on - I meant to write this blog yesterday but due to the Active Rain ( AR) issues with Google Chrome, posting pictures, AR suggesting other browsers which did NOT work I waited until today. I was driving Read More...
Aria Resort & Casino Las Vegas Sent us an Extra Surprise without Charging!
Aria Resort & Casino Las Vegas Sent us an Extra Surprise without Charging! We went to Las Vegas to celebrate our wedding anniversary during early July and stayed at the fairly new Aria Casino & Spa. My wife carefully reviewed several other hotels Read More...
Why Did No One Disclose a Registered Sex Offender Lives a Few Homes Away from Us?
Why Did No One Disclose a Registered Sex Offender Lives a Few Homes Away from Us? I received an E-mail from a client a few days ago who had changed jobs and E-Mail addresses while I had changed brokers and E-mail addresses. He had trouble finding me but Read More...
Children's Summer Program in Katy Texas to Feature Ferrets
Children's Summer Program in Katy Texas to Feature Ferrets - The Katy Branch Library will have a Ferret Fun day on July 19, 2011 from 2 PM till 4 PM. As part of their summer learning program, children will be allowed to see up close several Ferrets. Read More...
If Moving to Katy, Texas this Year don't Forget Your Pets.
If Moving to Katy, Texas this Year don't Forget Your Pets. I have several clients who are moving from out of town to Katy, Texas this year and I want to send them a link about planning that needs to be done for their pets . Many families consider Read More...
Fun, Fair, Positive Youth Soccer Registration is now open In Katy. Texas
Fun, Fair, Positive Youth Soccer Registration is now open In Katy.Texas. This is a league for boys and girls aged 4 to 18 . Registration is going on right now for the fall season . Fair, Fun, positive Soccer is unique in its approach as the league offers Read More...
Katyhomefinder: Soccer World will get Rocked by USA Soccer on Sunday July 17, 2011
Katyhomefinder: Soccer World will get Rocked by USA Soccer on Sunday July 17, 2011 as the US Women’s team plays Japan in the Women’s World Cup Finals . The game will be televised on ESPN beginning at 2:00 PM (EDT) . Sorry to tell the majority Read More...
Katyhomefinder: Inman News May 2011 Top Websites and Search Terms
Katyhomefinder: Inman News May 2011 Top Websites and Search Terms During the month of May 2011 Yahoo Real Estate reclaimed first place by capturing 6.51 percent of traffic in this category while slightly beating out Realtor.com who had 6.46 percent of Read More...
Help Needy and Forgotten Children Out in Katy, Texas
Help Needy and Forgotten Children Out in Katy, Texas by joining radio station 94.5 “ The Buzz” at backpack Casino Night. Momentum BMW West will host a charity event on Thursday July 14, 2011 from 6 PM till 9 PM at their dealership 15865 Katy Read More...
Keep Katy Beautiful - " The Landing" in Katy, Texas
Keep Katy Beautiful - " The Landing" is a project which is now over 4 years in the making and finally completed. The main recent thrust of the Keep Katy Beautiful group is placing an amazing sculpture created by Ed Hayes that is now on display Read More...
Yesterday We Welcomed Two New Family Members in Katy, Texas
Yesterday We Welcomed Two New Family Members in Katy, Texas but they can not replace our BFF little dog. I found Dwarf African Frogs being sold at our local card store and the bowl they come with has two frogs plus the store told me they could live 5-10 Read More...
Easy Tips for Active Rain Newbies and Part Timers
Easy Tips for Active Rain (AR) Newbies and Part Timers as I just finished reading several outstanding articles on AR but in these posts there are way too many steps, tips, pages, links to other articles and too much of everything else for the normal busy Read More...
How to write business reviews to increase blog readers and leads
Below is an excellent article written by Bryan Robertson. I really like reading Bryan's blogs as he makes it easy to read, has highlights and gives the you the reader something of value that you can take with you when finished reading his work. His Read More...
Free Summer Health Seminars Near Katy
Free Summer Health Seminars Near Katy at Methodist West Houston Hospital . The hospital is located at 18500 Katy Freeway (at Barker Cypress) Houston Texas which is close to Katy . The first Health Seminar will be held on Thursday July 7 from 6:00 PM until Read More...
Good Tax News for Realtor in Katy Texas and whole United States
Good Tax News for Realtor in Katy Texas and whole United States as the Internal revenue Service (IRS) recently released new standard mileage rates for business usage . Effective July 1, 2011, the mileage allowance for business vehicle use will be 55 cents Read More...
Support the Troops in Katy, Texas
Support the Troops by attending the Fourth of July celebration hosted by the Katy Veterans of Foreign or VFW Post 9182 which is located on George Bush Drive and avenue D in old Katy. The Fourth of Jul y will start with a preview of the auction items. Read More...
Come Celebrate Independence Day in Grand Lakes
Come Celebrate Independence Day in Grand Lakes on Saturday July 2, 2011 from 4:00 PM until 6 PM. The celebration will be held next to the Lazy River Pool or 3650 Hollow Trace Drive Katy, Texas 77450. A Navy Color Guard will make a special flag presentation Read More...
Authentic French Cuisine in West Houston
Authentic French Cuisine in West Houston is available at Bistro Provence . We had the pleasure to dine at this fine restaurant last Saturday evening. We have been to Bistro Provence several times and it is one of our favorites in the whole Houston area. Read More...
Finally Good Housing News- Pending Home Sale Statistic Go Up In May
Finally Good Housing News- Pending Home Sale Statistic Go Up In May per data released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pending Homes Sales Index rose strongly during May 2011 and experts point out this could mean increased housing activity Read More...
You Can Enjoy Fireworks Displays This Fourth of July in Katy and Houston
You Can Enjoy Fireworks Displays This Fourth of July in Katy and Houston but there are not a whole lot of choices. All counties surrounding Houston including Kary ( except for Galveston) have a ban on fireworks this Fourth of July due to the continuing Read More...
Time to Party as During June 2011 I Passed 100K Points, 200 Blogs and 1 K Comments on Active Rain
Time to Party as During June 2011 I Passed 100K Points, 200 Blogs and 1 K Comments on Active Rain and completed the June one blog per day contest. Before all my fellow Active Rain colleagues go “ What June blog contest ?” I had my own June Read More...
Sugar Land Red, White and Bluefest
Sugar Land Red, White and Bluefest will be held at Oyster Creek Park in Sugar Land on Monday July 4, 2011 starting at 3:00 PM. I almost forgot about this important fourth of July celebration. I decided I need to write about this event as I just had clients Read More...
Getting a +1 Google Recommendation Could Be The Best SEO
The original blog was written by Bryan Robertson and he did a really good job of discussing the +1 Google recommendation. I tried to help Bryan but one little problem I DO NOT HAVE A GOOGLE PROFILE . I plan to put a priority on creating one but I have Read More...
Keep Katy Beautiful - " The Landing"
Keep Katy Beautiful - " The Landing" is a project which is now over 4 years in the making and finally completed. The main recent thrust of the Keep Katy Beautiful group is placing an amazing sculpture created by Ed Hayes that is now on display Read More...